WHAT:

Secretary of State Randy A. Daniels will welcome four specially trained disaster search and rescue dogs to service in New York, watch them demonstrate their life saving techniques at the New York's Urban/Technical Search and Rescue Facility and will present a proclamation to the handler of Bear, the first SAR dog on site after the World Trade Center disaster.

WHEN:

Monday, July 11, 2005, 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:

OFPC Urban/Technical Search and Rescue Facility 4240 Albany Street, Colonie, NY

WHO:

{ Secretary of State Randy A. Daniels Natl. Search Dog Foundation Trainer Pluis Davern State Fire Administrator Jim Burns Captain Scott Shields, Bear's trainer Sue Vrodazka, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and her rescue dog Hero Boy Scouts from Twin Rivers Council }

Directions:

Northway I-87 to exit 2W (Rt 5 West). Follow Rt. 5 (Central Ave.) To Rt 155 (New Karner Rd.) .25 miles and turn right on Albany Street. R Bldg is one mile up on the left.